“[His wife], a U.S. citizen, said she and Villavicencio married five years ago and now have two daughters, ages 2 and 3.”
“Shamdasani told a UN briefing Tuesday that the practice of separating families amounted to an ‘arbitrary and unlawful’ interference in family life, calling it a ‘serious violation’ of the rights of children, the Associated Press reported.”
“If Homeland Security were genuinely concerned about public safety, they’d transfer those armed INS agents to serve as security guards in the baggage claim area, and leave intelligent, trained and — what the hell — polite and welcoming passport checkers to handle the paperwork end.”
Read more: https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/05/welcome-to-police-state-america-weary-traveler/
“The U.S. military invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 to help the Afghanis to establish a democratic government, which they now have, with a president/executive branch and a Parliament. However, after nearly 17 years of fighting, U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan war is the longest in U.S. history. To date, 2,411 American soldiers have died in Afghanistan.”
“The administration is bombing people all over the planet, under looser rules and in the shadows.”
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/targeted-killing-donald-trump-style/
“At least 192 people are missing and 75 are dead as a result of the explosion of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala on Sunday. Villages were buried in volcanic ash and mud.”
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44378775
“The United States has been quietly funding and equipping elite paramilitary police units in El Salvador accused of extrajudicially murdering suspected gang members, according to a forthcoming United Nations report reviewed in advance by CNN.”
“Former head of US Intelligence James Clapper just admitted ‘we tried to manipulate or influence elections or even overturned governments’ in those citizens’ ‘best interests’.”
“Since Prince Harry is now part of the household of a U.S. taxpayer, his financial affairs — and those of the entire royal family — are now reportable to the IRS.”
Read more: https://banyanhill.com/royal-family-tax/
“For long stretches of American history, it was commonplace for children to be snatched from their families.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/opinion/children-border.html